Ash-sifter



(No Model.)

TIO. PAYNE.

ASE SIPTBR. y No. 510,930. Patented Dec. 19, 1893.

UNITED STATES.

PATENT relou.

THOMAS O. PAYNE, OF VICKSBURG, MISSISSIPPI.

ASH-SIF'l'aEFi.`

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 510,930, dated December19, 1893. Application filed January 13, 1893.. Serial No. 458,254. (Nomodel-l To @ZZ whom may concern:

lfie it known that I, THoMAs 0. PAYNE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Vicksburg, in the county of Warren and State of Mississippi,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Ash-Sitters; and Ivdo declare the following to be a full, clear, and

t exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, referencebeing had to the accompanying draw- 1ngs, and to the letters ofreference marked compelled to carry the cinders back to the rooms. Thisdevice is cheap in construction and eifective in useas will readily beseen.

The invention further consists in the novel l construction andarrangement of parts hereinafter described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and more particularly pointed out in the claims hereuntoappended.

In the accompanying drawings: Figure l is a vertical longitudinalsectionv view of' the ash sifter, showing the interior construction,with the cinder receptacle in the rearend of the box, and also showing,the cinder receptacle as a separatebox Asecured to the rear' end of themain box, in dotted lines. Fig. 2 is a vertical cross sectional view ofthe nash sifter. receiving and dumping frame, secured in the top abovethe sifter, with a pan secured thereon. Fig. 4.- is a longitudinalsection taken vertically through the device and showing the pan holdingand dumping device.

Referring to the drawings by letters A isa box or casing, preferablyrectangular, and is provided with a cover B hinged at its rear end, oron the side of the box, as may be found most desirable and convenient.This top or cover may be of any suitable shape, but I prefer that shownin the drawings, and the said cover is provided in its top or front endwith a hinged trap or door b. In the front or Fig.' 3 is a plan view ofthe ash-pan free end of this trap or door I provide a small opening b',for a purpose hereinafter referred to. This cover B is so nicely fittedto the top of the box Aas to be practically dust proof. Secured withinthe cover j ust over the ash sifter or separator is an eccentricallymounted frame C for holding and dumping a pan of ashes, and it consistsof a platform of wire or other suitable material, held directlyover theseparater by suit-able supports C* secured in the ends of the cover, asshown. These supports are secured to the platform C to one side of acentral line thereof, as shown in Fig. 3. The platform C is held in ahorizontal position by means of a catch or retaining pin o. On each sideof the platform C are retaining wires c c c2 c2 for holding the pan orother vessel containing ashes to the platform. These wires are ofdifferent lengths in order to permit the insertion of the pan andretaining the same therein when the platform is dumped, as hereinafterexplained, the long wires being on the same side of the platform as thesupports 0*, 0*, as shown. i

On one side of the box A at the bottom thereof is a rectangularopening'into which is fitted a drawer or pan N. This pan tits snugly inthis opening and covers the forward end of the bottom of the box, andreceives and holds the sifted ashes when they are shaken from theseparator in the uppery part of the box. The sifted ashes may be removedfrom the sifter yat any time by withdrawing the ash drawer, as isapparent. This drawer may rest either upon the bottom of the box, oritmay be slid upon Ways or Vtracks secured, in said box in any suitablemanner; in the drawings I haveshown it resting upon ways or tracks 1v,asthe pan will then always be in` a horizontal position, therebyrendering a closer and better [it of the front edges of the drawer tothe sides of the box, thereby preventing dust escaping from said drawerinto the room or other place where the sifting is going on. In the upperportion of this box A are tracks or ways d, d, secured to the sides ofthe box longitudinally thereof. Upon these tracks or ways d, d, issupported and reciprocated a sifter or separator D. This separator is ofa width to permit it to travel back and forth upon the tracks d, d, andin length itis somewhat shorter than the length of the box A, so

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that it may be reciprocated therein upon the tracks or ways d, d, bymeans of Ia handle d attached to one end of the sit'ter and extendingout through the end of the box, as shown. This separator is ofsuflicient depth to prevent the ashes when placed in it from fallingover its sides, and the bottom of which dips and inclines toward therear end of the box, thus making the rear part of the separator deeperthan the front part, so that when the separator is reciprocated thecinders, &c.,will be shifted toward the rear of the separator. In therear end of this separatorD is an opening D* through which the cindersand other things too large to pass through the sieve fall, as isevident, into a receptacle for their reception. On the under side ofthis separator at the rear end thereof is a chute for throwing the ashesforward in the ash pan. In the rear portion of the box A is a partialheight partition which separates the ash and cinder compartments, asshown. Secured in this partition is an incline or chuteWwhich extendsforward over a portion of the ash pan and under the rear portion of theseparator, and .serves to guide and conduct the cinders and other matterfalling from the opening in the rear end of the separator down into thecinder drawer or receptacle S.

If it is desired to the rearend of the boxA may be attached a box orreceptacle X, which connects with the box A through an opening In thebox A leading to this opening is a chute W,and flared on either side soas to bring the vside edges in contact with the sides of the box A asshown at fw. This chute extends up into the boxA a suflicient distanceto prevent the cinders and other matter that fall through the opening D*in the rear end of the separator from going into the ash pan or drawerin the bottom of the box A, and yet not interfering with the action ofthe separator, as will be apparent. In the rear end of the cinder box orreceptacle is an opening into which is titted a sliding pan or drawer S,which may be supported on the bottom of the box or on ways or trackssimilar to the ways for the drawer in the forward end of the box. Thecinder receptacle may be provided with a hinged opening, dust proof, sothat access may be had to the interior thereof.

If desired the device may be mounted upon suitable feet or legs, and maybe of any size required.

Thev operation of this 'device is as follows: When it is desired tosiftashes the trap b is raised and a pan of ashes is placed upon theplatform in the cover, and is securely held thereto by the wires c', andc2. The trap is then closed and the pin c. withdrawn. The

platform on account of the ,way in which it is mounted upon the`supports C* will tumble and throw the ashes from the pan onto theseparator. The platform C is then returned to its normal position byhandle c* and the pin c inserted to hold it in its proper place. Theseparatoris then reciprocated by means of the handle d', and the asheswill fall through the holes in the separator into the Iash pan, whilethe cinders that cannot pass through the holes will be shifted backwarddown the inclined bottom, out throughA the opening in the rear end ofthe separator, onto the chute and down into the cinder drawer orreceptacle. If it is desired to insert a shovelful at a time, the trapis raised, shovel of ashes inserted, door or trap closed, and ashesthrown upon the separator, which is reciprocated.

Having described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure byLetters Patent, 1s'- 1. In an ash sit'ter of the character described ahorizontal longitudinally reciprocating separator, `having a rearwardlyextending incline bottom, opening inthe rear end thereof and handletherefor, ways upon which said separator slides,in combination with an'eccentrically mounted dumping platform mounted above said separator,and provided withv retaining wires on each'side thereof, handleforsaiddumping platform, and pin for holding said platform i-u a horizontalposition, as and for the purpose set forth.

2. In an ash sifter of the character described 'a horizontallyreciprocating sliding separator,

an opening in the rear end thereof and anincline bottom, Vand anl'eccentric'ally mounted turning or dumping platform 'above saidseparator and independent thereof, and avhandle and hold pin therefor,as and forthe purpose set forth.

3. In an ash sifter of the character described a turning -or dumpingplatform eccent'rically mounted in the top of the ashsiftenahandle c*for turning the said platform into a horizontal position, and pin c forholding said platform elevated, as and for the `purpose set forth.

4. In au ash sifterof the characterdescribed a tumbling ordu mpingplatformeccentrcally mounted inthe top of said ash sifter, and `re- IOOIIO

taining wires, c', c', and c2, c2, arranged for l operation as setforth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

THOMAS O. PAYNE.

Witnesses:

J. M. GIBSON, vJ. W. JAMES.

